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1. RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK This device its enclosure and the connections to cable shields that plug into this device are conductive Avoid electrocution and observe caution with cable runs near areas where high voltages and or currents may exist Checking Supplied Items Your package should include the following items DN101 Accessory for CX Family of Low Noise Preamps Stereo 3 5mm mini plug cable Flat head Phillips machine screw 4 40 thread 3 16 length undercut head Welcome Card o Read this User Manual o Save your receipt in the event you require warranty service DN101 Accessory for CX Family of Low Noise Preamps Page 3 NOTICE The design objective for the DN101 was to fill the gap of missing key audio features in DLSR cameras and support juicedLink s loyal CX Family of Preamplifier customers by providing them with a solution to protect their investment in their juicedLink preamps As such use of the DN101 requires some modification to the CX Preamp While these steps are easy and clearly explained in this document they require some basic tools skills and a little bit of your time and patience We would greatly appreciate any comments on this manual that will help enhance the experience of DN101 users as they are bringing up their system jl_info juicedLink com Features e Accessory for CX Family of Low Noise Preamps o Mounts directly to CX Preamp requires minor modification to battery tray o Utilizes the bat2. and safest method of spoofing the camera AGC Tones are coherent signals and can be picked up by the human ear and brain even at very low levels Using a tone means that you are depending on unspecified aspects of the camera to prevent the tone from corrupting your audio Nyquist anti aliasing filter effectiveness frequency stability crosstalk etc The most evil part of using a tone is that these problems could be happening in your camera and you would have no way of knowing because you can t monitor with headphones inside the camera Using an uncorrelated broadband noise source if your camera does have any of these issues then the signal simply tucks itself away with the rest of the electronic noise in your system There is no coherent tone artifacts for your ear and brain to pick out Each of your XLR inputs on the CX preamp that you wish to record need to be panned left in the preamp For example if you were using the CX431 with 4 mics you would pan all 4 mics to the left channel DN101 Accessory for CX Family of Low Noise Preamps Page 13 NOTICE The design objective for the DN101 was to fill the gap of missing key audio features in DLSR cameras and support juicedLink s loyal CX Family of Preamplifier customers by providing them with a solution to protect their investment in their juicedLink preamps As such use of the DN101 requires some modification to the CX Preamp While these steps are easy and clearly explained in this do
3. loyal CX Family of Preamplifier customers by providing them with a solution to protect their investment in their juicedLink preamps As such use of the DN101 requires some modification to the CX Preamp While these steps are easy and clearly explained in this document they require some basic tools skills and a little bit of your time and patience We would greatly appreciate any comments on this manual that will help enhance the experience of DN101 users as they are bringing up their system jl_info juicedLink com Replace the screw that was just removed back into the same position S USWWINDe JO ENUEY J BUDYdOIIIW MoA yNSUOs ayy AUG J buog JO AZL sn ayqissod ui JPUUELDPEHeyON pO WN SSN uj pou uai au JESUSPUDD Jaj SUUEUD WT UO WA _ Agr 20 AZL eGeyjOA woueyd pajeg SAMO WME LPs Lees LAZI LEZ sumes Jepu0owe YSA Ul Speen UJU JEPUOOWED 0 S DOULOD LN Ssnipy saySy ayqeyene ULM JAJ L jane Opre pue souoydpeay yiya Japjoswga Bupoyuow WiLL pue Nieo enipy BSOA 10 E Why peopenc woy spaad OLY 0 NOLLWONSLLEY du jag WOO MUM Pe SINT AAA 2ipre pea GugyeG uo sdy asop Oju BOW pue sauyepING Aayes 10 auu enuey yNsUO sindu pesnun ue sjeuueys uo UOP WILL Wan Use the additional screw provided with the DN101 to secure this position S USWWINDEL JO ENUEY J SUDYCOISIW MoA yNSUOS ayy AUG J buog JO AZL asn ayqissod ui JOULES yON pO WN SSN uj pou usi au JESUSPUDD JO SUUE
4. part 15 subpart B section 15 103 Please refer to the FCC part 15 manual for details on conditions of operation This device has also been tested to meet CE certification standards Page 16 www juicedLink com
5. this document they require some basic tools skills and a little bit of your time and patience We would greatly appreciate any comments on this manual that will help enhance the experience of DN101 users as they are bringing up their system jl_info juicedLink com 5 The battery tray now looks like this 6 Attach the battery leads to the 9V alkaline battery Place the battery and leads into the battery tray with the correct orientation to to Page 10 www juicedLink com NOTICE The design objective for the DN101 was to fill the gap of missing key audio features in DLSR cameras and support juicedLink s loyal CX Family of Preamplifier customers by providing them with a solution to protect their investment in their juicedLink preamps As such use of the DN101 requires some modification to the CX Preamp While these steps are easy and clearly explained in this document they require some basic tools skills and a little bit of your time and patience We would greatly appreciate any comments on this manual that will help enhance the experience of DN101 users as they are bringing up their system jl_info juicedLink com 7 Insert the battery tray into the CX preamp It will take some more force to insert it all of the way to get the latch to engage It will also take some more force to de latch This is normal DN101 Accessory for CX Family of Low Noise Preamps Page 11 NOTICE The design objective for the DN101 was
6. to fill the gap of missing key audio features in DLSR cameras and support juicedLink s loyal CX Family of Preamplifier customers by providing them with a solution to protect their investment in their juicedLink preamps As such use of the DN101 requires some modification to the CX Preamp While these steps are easy and clearly explained in this document they require some basic tools skills and a little bit of your time and patience We would greatly appreciate any comments on this manual that will help enhance the experience of DN101 users as they are bringing up their system jl_info juicedLink com This DN101 User Manual does not go into the detailed operation of the CX Family XLR Adapter Preamp For details regarding the operation of the preamp please refer to the preamp User Manual The DN101 will NOT operate without the use and being connected to one of the CX Family of XLR Adapter Preamps where they share the same 9V battery placed in the CX battery tray Powering 1 Switch the DN101 power switch to the ON position The power indicator LED should light up 2 You must also power the CX Family Preamp by selecting the ON position for its power switch The preamp PWR LED should light up If not then check that the battery has been placed into the battery tray with the correct orientation and that you are using a fresh 9V alkaline battery Input Output Connection 1 Use the stereo minijack cable to connect the CX Preamp OU
7. 01 to the CX Preamp Turn over the CX preamp and remove this screw SIUBLUSINDeU Jaj enue J26 auoydanuu moi yrsuog ayy Aeq jabugo Agh ean opqrssod uay puveygabeyoa yo wm ean uj pou umy j au Jesuepues poy auus HT UO Um Aar 30 AZE aGeyon woueyd paag JaN WOE Ldt ER LLZ LEXI sumes separen upaj japucawes o sauton LNO YSN Ul epei snip epai PROVED waj Se OL sjOU Mo 40 E1 WNW 40 NOLLWNNSLLW Indu jes LU HL re A apne pa Buneb uo sdy aay oju GUL pue satijapimi Agayes 20 uyuo jenveyy yrsuog pasuejegqun J0 LUd SUED paouepg ae Synduy HTX LHJ NI HTS Align the holes of the DN101 with the threaded hole left by the removed screw and the threaded hole of the bottom of the circuit board post qUBUUBUTIbed soy jenuepi Hary aumau IDA YNSUOT ay Haeg JHU 10 Ar San epQSod USUA ULE Eos YO tury esr U pou Uey Suu asuapuog JOR puuma HT WO uny Agr 20 AZL o eyoa wojny pawg JAMO WUE Lit Er LLZ LEZI Sfupes apona ugu apate OY SOULE Ino yanip ap LLPxD LEX O QepeAE USYM D Ao cape gt pue souoydpeay yaa sapuoaweg UHU PEE AA Bupoyuou WHL pue Nyo penip 2 Baou I E TA propia woy spaid Ory UO NOLYANALLY mdu jes OE ead Dumat uo sdy ajj Oji arma pue sajari Page 6 www juicedLink com NOTICE The design objective for the DN101 was to fill the gap of missing key audio features in DLSR cameras and support juicedLink s
8. 01 users as they are bringing up their system jl_info juicedLink com RIGHT SIDE 2 i 1 IN Input jack from CX Preamp output 2 Headphone output jack FRONT PANEL 7 8 i 2 3 6 4 5 ON Power Switch Power LED Level Meter AGC DIS AGC Disable Normal Operation Switch Headphone amplifier gain adjustment LEV AGC Disable signal level adjustment M1 Meter Level Adjustment for Normal operation M2 Meter Level Adjustment for AGC Disable operation ATSU DN101 Accessory for CX Family of Low Noise Preamps Page 5 NOTICE The design objective for the DN101 was to fill the gap of missing key audio features in DLSR cameras and support juicedLink s loyal CX Family of Preamplifier customers by providing them with a solution to protect their investment in their juicedLink preamps As such use of the DN101 requires some modification to the CX Preamp While these steps are easy and clearly explained in this document they require some basic tools skills and a little bit of your time and patience We would greatly appreciate any comments on this manual that will help enhance the experience of DN101 users as they are bringing up their system jl_info juicedLink com Note The DN101 must use share the 9V battery with the CX preamp and it must be placed in the CX battery tray per the instructions below The DN101 will not operate properly if these instructions are not followed Bolting the DN1
9. T to the DN101 IN 2 Use the CX Preamp stereo minijack cable to connect the DN101 OUT to the camera s microphone input Normal Operation 1 Select the down position for the AGC DIS switch This places the DN101 in the normal operating mode 2 Inthe normal operating mode the DN101 is simply providing headphone monitoring and metering 3 The meter has been calibrated for levels assuming that the camera s AGC is free running The peaks of your audio should hit the 3 LED green but remain below the 4 LED yellow 4 Adjustment to the level meter in the normal mode can be made with a small screwdriver with the M1 potentiometer 5 Adjustment to the headphone amplifier gain can be made with a small screwdriver with the trim potentiometer next to the headphone symbol The headphone monitoring in mono meaning that both the right and left inputs are present in each of the headphone ear cups 6 In this operating mode the headphone amp requires significantly more gain Therefore the signal is fairly noisy Of course this noise is not present in the recorded audio 7 WARNING Since this mode requires more gain from the headphone amp you must be careful if you are wearing your headphones and switching back and forth between the two operating modes The signal in the headphone in the normal mode will be very LOUD Page 12 www juicedLink com NOTICE The design objective for the DN101 was to fill the gap of missing key audio feat
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11. cument they require some basic tools skills and a little bit of your time and patience We would greatly appreciate any comments on this manual that will help enhance the experience of DN101 users as they are bringing up their system jl_info juicedLink com CX Preamp DN101 Camera 8 When you pull your clip into your editor your right track will be a noise signal and your clean audio will remain on the left track eiers Sana a Right Track clean audio Left Track 9 In your editor you will select the left track to be used for your final mix deleting the right track This is easily done in your editor Here are some tips on how to do this using some popular video editors a Sony Vegas Right click on the audio track li Select Channels iii Select Left Only for the final mix b Final Cut Express i Delete the right track 1 Modify gt Link to unlink the audio from video 2 Modify gt Stereo Pair to unlink the right and left audio tracks 3 Use mouse and select the right track 4 Delete the right track li Copy the left track to the right track position 1 Make sure the Auto Toggle icon the icon to the right of the lock audio track icon for the right track is the only Auto Toggle icon activated 2 Use mouse to select the left track 3 Copy 4 Paste Since the right track is the only track with the Auto Toggle icon activated it will paste into this track 5 You may need to select the right ed
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13. ge of the pasted audio track and expand stretch the track to fill the rest of the timeline 10 You will notice that the audio level of the clean track will be a little lower than a separate clip where you did not use the AGC disable technique and let the AGC amps run free This is normal The meter for the AGC disable mode has been calibrated intentionally for this level to provide adequate headroom inside the camera since the signal no longer has the AGC operation at its disposal to further throttle back its gain for high signal levels Page 14 www juicedLink com NOTICE The design objective for the DN101 was to fill the gap of missing key audio features in DLSR cameras and support juicedLink s loyal CX Family of Preamplifier customers by providing them with a solution to protect their investment in their juicedLink preamps As such use of the DN101 requires some modification to the CX Preamp While these steps are easy and clearly explained in this document they require some basic tools skills and a little bit of your time and patience We would greatly appreciate any comments on this manual that will help enhance the experience of DN101 users as they are bringing up their system jl_info juicedLink com Canon 5D Markii 7D 1D Mark IV 1 The microphone input on the camera does not get activated until the camera begins to RECORD for the first time Until you hit RECORD and activate the microphone input you will hear noise in
14. guieedLink User s Manual DN101 Accessory for CX Family of Low Noise Preamps 2007 2010 juicedLink LLC ENGLISH All Rights Reserved DN101 User Manual Rev1 06 NOTICE The design objective for the DN101 was to fill the gap of missing key audio features in DLSR cameras and support juicedLink s loyal CX Family of Preamplifier customers by providing them with a solution to protect their investment in their juicedLink preamps As such use of the DN101 requires some modification to the CX Preamp While these steps are easy and clearly explained in this document they require some basic tools skills and a little bit of your time and patience We would greatly appreciate any comments on this manual that will help enhance the experience of DN101 users as they are bringing up their system jl_info juicedLink com CONTENTS pa Read his Firs s asissninpninanann nA AANA Warnings General ssisssissiisnin a a a a i a a a A a n Checking Supplied fems winnie ini nnn nnn n n n nnn Re ea CUE OS aAA AAAA RE Panel Descriptions cei secencsesswececsencecuneuuessuceccceds cuuusecedscudecuderudssuwedsceduswsssedevueucstuceuddssuuesecedussssceses Setting up DN101 with the CX PreamMpP x 0 Bolting the DN101 to the CX PreaMp s 2 2 x 8 Battery Tray Modification cccsccccssecemeeesneeennneeeneeeeneeeeenee
15. ign objective for the DN101 was to fill the gap of missing key audio features in DLSR cameras and support juicedLink s loyal CX Family of Preamplifier customers by providing them with a solution to protect their investment in their juicedLink preamps As such use of the DN101 requires some modification to the CX Preamp While these steps are easy and clearly explained in this document they require some basic tools skills and a little bit of your time and patience We would greatly appreciate any comments on this manual that will help enhance the experience of DN101 users as they are bringing up their system jl_info juicedLink com Subscribe to the juicedLink Blog Get notified on new revisions of this User Manual product updates new product releases and tutorial videos Subscribe to the blog www juicedlink com blog index html Care and Maintenance There is no specific maintenance regimen recommended Warranty Service and Returns The design of the juicedLink family of ultra portable mixers is uncompromising in quality and performance and utilizes top grade professional components We are proud of our product and are committed to servicing you to make your customer experience positive The Policies page on the juicedLink com website describes the details of the conditions for returns limited one year warranty and instructions for obtaining service for your product Compliance This device falls under the classification of FCC
16. such use of the DN101 requires some modification to the CX Preamp While these steps are easy and clearly explained in this document they require some basic tools skills and a little bit of your time and patience We would greatly appreciate any comments on this manual that will help enhance the experience of DN101 users as they are bringing up their system jl_info juicedLink com Before operating the unit please read this manual thoroughly Any future revisions will be posted on the website and available for download Notes regarding documentation in this manual are as follows References to markings labels on the unit are denoted in underline bold For example HPF Warnings will be preceded with WARNING Warnings General WARNING Failure to read and observe notes and warnings may result in personal injury and or possible damage to this device and your other equipment This device as well as any device with a headphone amplifier is capable of driving the signal at levels that can be damaging to hearing Always operate the headphone volume at the lowest practical level Do not wear the headphones over your ears in any of the following circumstances While plugging the headphones into the headphone driving device While plugging the mixer into the headphone driving device While turning on or off the mixer While turning on or off the phantom power While plugging a device into the input of the mixer WARNING
17. tery of the CX Preamp o Small size o Aluminum chassis black anodized for EMI protection and rugged use e Adds audio features that are missing from many DSLR cameras o Headphone Amplifier o Level Meter o Camera Automatic Gain Control AGC disabling for improved signal to noise performance e Normal and AGC Disable operation settings o Automatic meter recalibration and headphone gain adjustment for the different modes of operation o AGC Disable uses a safe stable robust and reliable method not a tone of forcing the AGC amps in your camera down for improved signal to noise performance e Inputs o 3 5mm stereo minijack o Connects to output of the CX Family Preamp e Output o 3 5mm stereo minijack output connects to camera input Panel Descriptions LEFT SIDE 1 9V Battery Terminal 2 QUT Output jack to camera Page 4 www juicedLink com NOTICE The design objective for the DN101 was to fill the gap of missing key audio features in DLSR cameras and support juicedLink s loyal CX Family of Preamplifier customers by providing them with a solution to protect their investment in their juicedLink preamps As such use of the DN101 requires some modification to the CX Preamp While these steps are easy and clearly explained in this document they require some basic tools skills and a little bit of your time and patience We would greatly appreciate any comments on this manual that will help enhance the experience of DN1
18. the DN101 headphones Once you hit RECORD the noise in the headphones goes away and doesn t return until the camera power gets cycled After the camera power gets cycled you will need to hit RECORD again to eliminate the noise in the headphones Panasonic Lumix GH1 1 The microphone input is a 2 5mm stereo minijack The cables provided in the CX preamps and DN101 are 3 5mm stereo minijack There are inexpensive adapters that can be purchased A 8 3 5mm to 2 5mm cable can be purchased part number CMC T1772022 from Bay Electronics 731 Airport Road Panama City FL 32405 Nikon D300s D3s 1 These cameras have different level settings for the AGC Low Med High Using the Low setting with one of the CX preamps will yield great audio However the DN101 is still useful for headphone monitoring and metering You will want to use the DN101 in the Normal operating mode but you will need to re calibrate the meter M1 for the camera s Low setting Matching the Normal operating mode meter level to the AGC Disable mode can work well Here is a simple procedure for doing this a Inthe DN101 AGC Disable mode set the CX gain trim such that speaking at a constant level yields peaking at the 3 meter LED b Switch over to the Normal mode and turn back M1 using a small screwdriver so it yields peaking at the 3 meter LED matching the AGC Disable mode DN101 Accessory for CX Family of Low Noise Preamps Page 15 NOTICE The des
19. ures in DLSR cameras and support juicedLink s loyal CX Family of Preamplifier customers by providing them with a solution to protect their investment in their juicedLink preamps As such use of the DN101 requires some modification to the CX Preamp While these steps are easy and clearly explained in this document they require some basic tools skills and a little bit of your time and patience We would greatly appreciate any comments on this manual that will help enhance the experience of DN101 users as they are bringing up their system jl_info juicedLink com AGC Disable Operation 1 2 Select the up position for the AGC DIS switch This places the DN101 in the AGC disable operating mode The meter has been calibrated for levels assuming that the camera s AGC amplifiers are being forced to turn down their gain The peaks of your audio should hit the 3 LED green but remain below the 4 LED yellow Adjustment to the level meter in the AGC disable mode can be made with a small screwdriver with the M2 potentiometer Adjustment to the headphone amplifier gain can be made with a small screwdriver with the trim potentiometer next to the headphone symbol In the AGC disable mode the DN101 is injecting an uncorrelated broadband noise signal into the camera s right channel The right channel is not available for recording audio CX Preamp DN101 Camera A broadband noise signal is the most reliable and repeatable
20. y from the CX Pramp 2 Remove the spring in the back of the battery try Make sure that you save the spring in case you want to replace it later Page 8 www juicedLink com NOTICE The design objective for the DN101 was to fill the gap of missing key audio features in DLSR cameras and support juicedLink s loyal CX Family of Preamplifier customers by providing them with a solution to protect their investment in their juicedLink preamps As such use of the DN101 requires some modification to the CX Preamp While these steps are easy and clearly explained in this document they require some basic tools skills and a little bit of your time and patience We would greatly appreciate any comments on this manual that will help enhance the experience of DN101 users as they are bringing up their system jl_info juicedLink com 3 Take a pair of cutters and cut off this tongue 4 Use the cutters to cut a notch in the front of the battery tray for a place for the DN101 wires to escape DN101 Accessory for CX Family of Low Noise Preamps Page 9 NOTICE The design objective for the DN101 was to fill the gap of missing key audio features in DLSR cameras and support juicedLink s loyal CX Family of Preamplifier customers by providing them with a solution to protect their investment in their juicedLink preamps As such use of the DN101 requires some modification to the CX Preamp While these steps are easy and clearly explained in
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